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Opposition to the patenting of genomic inventions threatens to erode the foundation of intellectual property rights needed to convert innovative research into new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests.
China's science is in much better shape than a decade ago, but there is still a long way to go. A cumbersome language and the prospect of political instability are amongst the problems to be overcome
Unwelcome technical findings can cause ructions when they are made public, for which reason the technical community has a responsibility to its findings to argue its case in advance with their opponents.
lonophores, used in non-invasive vibrating electrodes, can directly monitor steady-state ion flux from single cells, even when the source is non-electrogenic.
New research tools for the cell biologist include a fermenter, serum-free medium for insect cell lines, inverted research microscopes, and intracellular ion measurement and digital video microscopy systems.
